Review: 2014-03-08, some nice elbows and a good finish: Gunnar Nelson vs Omari Akhmedov gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). The undefeated black belt in bjj and karate Gunnar Nelson entered this fight with a record of 11-0-1 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.20 welterweight in the world, last year he fought just once defeating Jorge Santiago (=Nelson vs Santiago).
His opponent, Omari Akhmedov, has an official record of 12-1-0 (83% finishing rate), his only loss came in 2010 when he faced Michail Tsarev, since then he collected 11 consecutive wins; last year he made his debut in the Ufc defeating Thiago Perpetuo. Nelson vs Akhmedov is on the undercard of Alexander Gustafsson vs Jimi Manuwa – UFC Ufn 38. Watch the video and rate this fight!
UFC fight videos
2014 MMA fight – Matt Mitrione vs Shawn Jordan – fight Video UFC Ufn 37
Review: 2014-03-01, the fight between Matt Mitrione and Shawn Jordan gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). Matt Mitrione entered this fight with a pro mma record of 6-3-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate) and he is ranked as the No.39 heavyweight in the world, he won just one fight out of his last four bouts.
His opponent, Shawn Jordan, has an official record of 15-5-0 (93% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class, last year he fought three times losing only his last fight against Gabriel Gonzaga (=Gonzaga vs Jordan). Mitrione vs Jordan is on the undercard of Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway – UFC Ufn 37. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway fight Video UFC Ufn 37 – 2014
Review: 2014-03-01, aggressive start, good pace, tough exchanges and a spectacular finish: Dong Hyun Kim vs John Hathaway is one of the best mma fights of 2014 (UFC Performance of the Night). Dong Hyun Kim entered this fight with a professional mma record of 18-2-1 (45% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world, he is a 4th dan black belt in judo and he comes off three consecutive wins.
His opponent, John Hathaway, has an official record of 17-1-0 (53% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 29, 2012 when he defeated John Maguire (=Hathaway vs Maguire). Kim vs Hathaway is the main event of UFC Fight Night 37 – Ufn (also known as The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia – full fight Video UFC 170
Review: 2014-02-22, close and tough fight with some nice exchanges and a good work on the ground (in the first part): Rory MacDonald vs Demian Maia gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Rory MacDonald entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (80% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 welterweight in the world, he is a black belt in brazilian jiu-jitsu and last year he fought twice: he beat Jake Ellenberger in July (=Ellenberger vs MacDonald) but then he lost to Robbie Lawler in November (=MacDonald vs Lawler).
His opponent, the 36-year-old Demian Maia (12 more than MacDonald), has an official record of 18-5-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). Like MacDonald, Maia is also a black belt in bjj and he fought twice in 2013: winning the first bout against Jon Fitch (=Fitch vs Maia) and then losing to Jake Shields (=Maia vs Shields). MacDonald vs Maia is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann full fight Video UFC 170 – 2014
Review: 2014-02-22, aggressive start and good finish: Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Both undefeated, the champion Ronda Rousey entered this fight with a perfect record of 8-0-0 (100% armbar submission victory rate) and she is ranked as the No.1 women’s bantamweight in the world, she is a 4th dan black belt in judo and she won the bronze medal in judo at the Olympic games in Beijing 2008.
Her opponent, Sara McMann, has an official mma record of 7-0-0 (57% finishing rate) and she entered as the No.4 in the same weight class, she is 33 years old (six years older than Rousey) and she also won a medal at the Olympic games (silver medal in freestyle wrestling, Athens 2004). Rousey vs McMann, main event of UFC 170, is valid for the Ufc women’s bantamweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Daniel Cormier vs Patrick Cummins – full fight Video UFC 170
Review: 2014-02-22, some good shots but it is not enough to get thrre stars: Daniel Cormier vs Patrick Cummins gets two. Both undefeated, Daniel Cormier entered this fight with a professional mma record of 13-0-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 heavyweight in the world but in this fight he moved down to the light heavyweight division. He is a former Olympic wrestler but he is also a brown belt in bjj.
His opponent, Patrick Cummins, has an official record of 4-0-0 (100% finishing rate) and like Cormier he comes from a wrestling background. Cummins debuts in Ufc replacing Rashad Evans who has forced to withdraw from the bout due to a leg injury. Cormier vs Cummins is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Mike Pyle vs TJ Waldburger – fight Video UFC 170
Review: 2014-02-22, the fight between Mike Pyle and TJ Waldburger gets three stars thanks to a good finish. The former WEC welterweight champion Mike Pyle entered this fight with a pro mma record of 25-9-1 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.18 welterweight in the world, last year he fought twice beating Rick Story in May but then he lost to Matt Brown in August (=Pyle vs Brown).
His opponent, TJ Waldburger, has a record of 16-8-0 (87% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.66 in the same weight class, he is 25 years old (13 years younger than Pyle) and he also lost his last fight (the only one in 2013) facing Adlan Amagov at UFC 166. Pyle vs Waldburger is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Robert Whittaker vs Stephen Thompson full fight Video UFC 170 – 2014
Review: 2014-02-22, some nice single shots and a pretty good finish: Robert Whittaker vs Stephen Thompson gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night). Robert Whittaker entered this fight with a mma record of 11-3-0 (91% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.58 welterweight in the world, he is just 23 years old (8 years younger than Thompson) and he is a black belt in karate and hapkido. Last year he fought twice, beating Colton Smith in May but then he lost to Court McGee in August (=McGee vs Whittaker).
His opponent, Stephen Thompson, has an official record of 8-1-0 (63% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.97 in the same weight class, he is a black belt in karate and kickboxing, discipline in which he is undefeated with 20 victories out of 20 professional kickboxing fights. Last year he fought twice defeating both his opponets: Nah-Shon Burrell and Chris Clements. Whittaker vs Thompson is on the undercard of Ronda Rousey vs Sara McMann – UFC 170. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Nicholas Musoke vs Viscardi Andrade – fight Video UFC Ufn 36
Review: 2014-02-15, spectacular knockdown (look at the GIF) in the first part of the fight but the rest of the bout doesn’t deserve three stars: Nicholas Musoke vs Viscardi Andrade gets two. Nicholas Musoke entered this fight with a professional mma record of 11-2-0 (81% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.67 middleweight in the world, he comes off six consecutive wins and in his last fight (his Ufc debut) he defeated Alessio Sakara (=Sakara vs Musoke).
His opponent, Viscardi Andrade, has an official record of 17-5-0 (64% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.86 welterweight, he is also at his second fight in the Ufc after his win against Bristol Marunde in 2013. Musoke vs Andrade is on the undercard of Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – UFC Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2014 MMA fight – Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi – fight Video UFC Ufn 36
Review: 2014-02-15, technical fight with some nice kicks and combinations but the bout was not so exciting: Lyoto Machida vs Gegard Mousasi gets two stars (UFC Fight of the Night). Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 20-4-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world, he is a black belt in Shotokan karate (3rd dan) and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, last year he fought three times beating Dan Henderson (=Machida vs Henderson), losing to Phil Davis (=Machida vs Davis) and defeating Mark Munoz with a spectacular high kick in his middleweight debut (=Machida vs Munoz).
His opponent, the 28-year-old Gegard Mousasi (seven less than Machida), has an official record of 34-3-2 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 light heavyweight but in this fight he returns to the lower division, currently the #1 in the middleweight class is Chris Weidman. Mousasi started his fighting career practicing judo (he is a black belt) but then he practiced boxing (winning the amateur Netherlands title) and kickboxing. He suffered his last defeat against Muhammed ‘King Mo’ Lawal in 2010 losing also the Strikeforce light heavyweight title but since then he collected six victories and one draw. Machida vs Mousasi is the main event of UFC Fight Night 36 – Ufn 36. Watch the video and rate this fight!